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Any Restaurants Serving Wild Boar (cinghiale) in Tampa Bay?

It's getting chilly outside tonight and I'm craving wild boar...specifically pappardelle cinghiale. Has anyone had any great versions of this in Tampa Bay or know if there any restaurants in tHillsborough or Pinellas that serve this?

Sidebern's posted on their Facebook page about a new Wild Boar entree on the menu just this past Wednesday. They probably still have it: "New entree tonight - Wild Boar Loin with creamy parmesan farro, sweet medjool dates, toasted walnuts, braised escarole and a balsamic sauce infused with juniper berries!"

If you check around in the East County, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota; there are quite a few people who hunt the Florida Wild Hogs, these are not Chingale rather feral hogs that have been wild for generations, (over150years). Visit a hunting/fishing shop, they can tell you when the next Florida Fish and Game "Wild Game Dinner" will be held, they are open to the public, and quite interesting in a weird sort of way!!!!!

It's $15 per person for all you can eat, and one shot at the "turkey" target (bring your own firearm + $5 per extra shot, and the proceeds go to local community youth programs). The Pinellas sheriffs department and local NRA reps run the ranges.

I took my son last October. They served venison, wild turkey, wild pig, and chicken. The food was pretty good, we had fun, and the proceeds go to the local charities.